Transcript PRESENT

Infinitive vs Gerund
Infinitive: to do
1. After verbs:
agree,appear, arrange, attempt,
decide, expect, fail, hope, need,
offer, promise, refuse, want, wish
Ex. I wanted to meet him.
Gerund: doing
1. After verbs:
avoid, bear, consider, deny, detest,
dislike, endure, enjoy, imagine,
involve, mention, mind, miss, practice,
resent, risk, postpone, stand
Ex. I enjoy shopping.
2.After verb+object combinations:
advise, allow, ask, cause, encourage,
2.After prepositions:
forbid, force, instruct,invite, order,
Ex. Is he still interested in
permit, persuade, prefer, recommend,
dancing?
remind,require, teach, tell, tempt, warn
Ex. I asked him to come.
3.After adjectives:
- feelings:anxious,eager,delighted, etc.
Ex. I’m sorry to be a nuisance.
- probability:certain,likely,possible,etc.
Ex. Is it necessary to go there?
3.As subjects and complements:
Ex. Gambling is a waste of time.
Ex. What really gets on my
nerves is singing out if tune.
4. With verbs stop, remember, forget, regret, go on
- future action
Ex. Remember to pick up your
dry cleaning
(first remember, then pick up)
- previous action
Ex. I remember visiting my
great-grandmother.
(first visited, then remember)
5. With verbs like, love and hate
- occasional action
Ex. I hate to interrupt you but
there’s a phone call for you.
- regular likes/dislikes
Ex. I like dancing.